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For number 2: Some religions may have hindered, but not all. Religion has its pros and cons throughout medicine. Mummification was the beginning of formal anatomical knowledge. In  Egyptian times, priests were the starting point for doctors. And Egyptian priests kept themselves clean, which was the beginning of public health. In the Middle Ages, religion helped medicine. Many doctors, like John Mirfield/Johannes de Mirfield), were monks. And the monasteries set up infirmaries for the sick and had good public health systems.